Wexford County News

Members of the Wexford County Sheriff's Office, Cherry Grove Township Fire Department and North Flight EMS responded to a snowmobile crash on East 40 Road near South 25 Road around 10:57 p.m. Saturday.

A Lake City man has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison after pleading no contest in a sexual assault case involving children in Wexford County.

A Mesick man has stood mute in 28th Circuit Court to charges of strangulation in a domestic violence case stemming from a Jan. 25 incident.

Shotgun blasts in the middle of the night in Haring Township have landed a 37-year-old man in jail.

An investigation into the death of a Cadillac man who went missing last summer has been reopened as police explore whether new information upholds the original believed cause of death.

A critically injured Livonia woman was airlifted to the hospital in Traverse City on Saturday after crashing her snowmobile near Cadillac.

According to court documents, Ferris was convicted in 2001 for home invasion, larceny, and severely beating his victim.

After more than a year investigation, David Kirk Ferris II, 31, was arrested Thursday for his alleged connection with the death of 19-month-old Kalla Fisher of Grayling.

A request for proposals for operating the Wexford County Civic Center netted two responses: one from the current operators, and one from a local non-profit group.

No charges will be issued by Wexford County Prosecuting Attorney Anthony Badovinac in connection with the operation of the Wexford County Animal Shelter following the completion of multiple investigations by multiple enforcement agencies.

About one-fourth of employees view their jobs as the No. 1 stressor in their lives, according to Northern National Life Insurance.

No criminal charges will be issued by Wexford County Prosecuting Attorney Anthony Badovinac in connection with the operation of the Wexford County Animal Shelter following the completion of multiple investigations by multiple enforcement agencies, Badovinac said.

How many millage questions Wexford County voters will see on their election ballots in August and November is a crucial question for the board of commissioners as it looks ahead.

A Baldwin man has been sentenced in Wexford County in connection with the burning of a car in Clam Lake Township last spring.

Charges of possession and illegal sale and use of a financial transaction device such as a credit card have been brought against a 36-year-old man in Wexford County.

The mother of a boy who drowned last summer is not allowed to be alone with her children pending an investigation into injuries suffered by the Grand Haven woman's youngest child last month.

Anyone who has been inside the Wexford Adolescent Wellness Center since it opened in 2010 knew it was adequate but dated.

A local group is putting together a proposal to operate the Wexford County Civic Center, providing a more cost-effective alternative that may be palatable to the cost-conscious board of commissioners.

Ray Griswold, of Cadillac, spent a recent afternoon clearing the snow from the roof of his garage with a roof rake.

Although it is hard to think about a warm breeze on a slow summer evening right now, those times are coming.